Players Championships

In 2003, to commemorate PDC Official Bobby Bourn, the PDC organised a tournament in Blackpool before the World Matchplay. There is good prize money on offer, and it’s organised very well and therefore a great success. In those years most PDC ranking tournaments were still very scattered across the calendar and under different organizers. This tournament proved to be the stepping-stone to a new structure where the PDC itself held control of the organization and the prize money. Phil Taylor beat John Part to win the first Bobby Bourn Memorial.

In the second year especially the Professional Darts Players Association of the PDC (PDPA) invested to build this circuit. That year five PDPA Players Championships appeared on the calendar. These tournaments proved a great success and soon the PDC expanded this circuit. In 2010 there were no fewer than 37 Players Championships.

With the introduction of the Euro Tour in 2012 Players Championships disappeared on the European continent until 2018 there are 20-22 annually held, all in Britain and Ireland. From 2019 the UK Open qualifiers disappear from the calendar, they are replaced with extra Players Championships. The number for 2019 is 30 in total. The floor tournaments also return to mainland Europe, most are played in Germany.

Almost 500 Players Championships have been held. The most successful players in the Players Championship history are Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright, James Wade, Dave Chisnall and Gerwyn Price.

Date Tournament Winner
02 Nov 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 30 Barnsley Dave Chisnall
01 Nov 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 29 Barnsley Gerwyn Price
21 Oct 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 28 Barnsley Ross Smith
20 Oct 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 27 Barnsley Radek Szaganski
19 Oct 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 26 Barnsley Ryan Joyce
18 Oct 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 25 Barnsley Gary Anderson
29 Sep 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 24 Barnsley Gary Anderson
28 Sep 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 23 Barnsley Dave Chisnall
27 Sep 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 22 Barnsley Danny Noppert
05 Sep 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 21 Barnsley Gerwyn Price
04 Sep 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 20 Barnsley Luke Humphries
03 Sep 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 19 Barnsley Callan Rydz
27 Aug 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 18 Hildesheim Gerwyn Price
26 Aug 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 17 Hildesheim Gerwyn Price
11 Jul 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 16 Leicester Damon Heta
10 Jul 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 15 Leicester Luke Humphries
13 Jun 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 14 Hildesheim Damon Heta
12 Jun 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 13 Hildesheim Michael Smith
21 May 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 12 Leicester Jonny Clayton
20 May 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 11 Leicester Rob Cross
16 Apr 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 10 Wigan Dirk van Duijvenbode
15 Apr 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 09 Wigan Krzysztof Ratajski
20 Mar 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 08 Hildesheim Gary Anderson
19 Mar 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 07 Hildesheim Michael van Gerwen
12 Mar 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 06 Barnsley Dirk van Duijvenbode
11 Mar 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 05 Barnsley Ross Smith
19 Feb 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 04 Barnsley Dirk van Duijvenbode
18 Feb 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 03 Barnsley Kim Huybrechts
12 Feb 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 02 Barnsley Danny Noppert
11 Feb 2023 Players Championships 2023 PC 01 Barnsley Ryan Searle